Funding search · EIN 541739798 · Alexandria, VA
Delman Mortenson Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 74
- grants reported
- $2.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Augustana College3 grants · $873,064
- Capital Caring4 grants · $481,187
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute3 grants · $297,901
- House of Ruth4 grants · $226,361
- The Seamen'S Church Institute4 grants · $172,250
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum4 grants · $101,143
- American Cancer Society4 grants · $94,680
- Scandinavian Seminar3 grants · $85,000
- Habitat for Humanity3 grants · $60,630
- Alzheimer'S Association3 grants · $60,337
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $397,641
Augustana College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $241,164
Augustana College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $234,259
Augustana College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $150,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2023
General support
- $149,565
Capital Caring · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $125,000
Capital Caring · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $123,923
Capital Caring · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $97,901
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2024
General support
- $82,699
Capital Caring · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $75,000
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $55,775
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $50,737
The Seamen'S Church Institute · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Scandinavian Seminar · Amherst, MA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
The Seamen'S Church Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2022
General support
- $49,569
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $48,950
The Seamen'S Church Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $46,017
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $30,406
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · Decorah, IA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $25,369
The Lustgarten Foundation · Bethpage, NY · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Scandinavian Seminar · Amherst, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · Decorah, IA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $24,763
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $24,581
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $24,475
The Lustgarten Foundation · Bethpage, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $24,475
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · Decorah, IA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $22,563
The Seamen'S Church Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $21,262
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · Decorah, IA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $20,336
Alzheimer'S Association · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,336
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,336
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,294
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $20,001
Alzheimer'S Association · Fairfax, VA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $20,001
Coast Guard Foundation · Stonington, CT · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $15,000
The Cia Offices Memorial Foundation · Herndon, VA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $15,000
The Cia Offices Memorial Foundation · Herndon, VA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $15,000
Project Liberty Ship · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $15,000
The Cia Offices Memorial Foundation · Herndon, VA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $12,301
Inova Health Foundation · Falls Church, VA · 2025
General support
- $12,000
The Cia Offices Memorial Foundation · Herndon, VA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $10,168
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,168
Inova Health Foundation · Falls Church, VA · 2024
General support
- $10,041
Make a Wish · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,041
National Maritime Historical Society · Peekskill, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Coast Guard Foundation · Stonington, CT · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
National Maritime Historical Society · Peekskill, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Scandinavian Seminar · Amherst, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $9,840
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rickmond, VA · 2025
Light the night campaign
- $9,735
Make a Wish · Bethesda, MD · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $9,735
Thomas Jefferson · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $8,621
Macular Degeneration · Northhampton, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $6,000
Inova Health Foundation · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General support
- $6,000
Inova Health Foundation · Falls Church, VA · 2022
General support
- $5,334
St Judes · Memphis, TN · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $5,084
Boys & Girls Club of America · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Center for Western Studies · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
St Judes · Memphis, TN · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $4,920
American Horticulture Society · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $4,920
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $1,271
American Horticulture Society · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,271
Coast Guard Foundation · Stonington, CT · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,136
Thomas Jefferson · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
American Horticulture Society · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Meals On Wheels · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $973
National Maritime Historical Society · Peekskill, NY · 2025
Charitable contribution
- $375
Campagna Center · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $103
United Community Ministries · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Silver level sponsorship
- $100
US Botanical Gardens · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable contribution
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